Oedipus Lives
...lete disarray. Oedipus did not know what to do so he sent his brother-in n to seek out from the Oracle of Apollo. Creon came back with news that the horrors of plague was due to the murdering of King Laius. After hearing the news Oedipus swore to his people that the murderer when brought forward would be exiled and then killed. Oedipus was even more astonished when the blind prophet accused him as being the murderer. Oedipus began to see everyone he held close to him as conspirers of his removal from the thrown. He threatened his brother in-law Creon that he was going to have him executed.What was one problem Oedipus faced in Thebes? Oedipus was probed with many different problems. One that I found to be very serious was the plague that came upon the city of Thebes. The people wanted an answer from him as to why this was happening at all. They cried about how people were dying and how unborn children became stillborn. The city of Thebes was in complete di...